A victim of board level politics?

I WILL always be grateful to Eamon O’Brien for the role he played as a selector when Meath won All-Irelands in 1996 and 1999.

Therefore I’m especially disappointed that after eight years as a selector under Sean Boylan (1996-2003) and after two years (2009-2010) of doing a very solid job as coach that he has been removed in such a way. It proves that GAA management, a voluntary pursuit for most, is a thankless task. Patience is thin on the ground.

There has been some criticism recently about Eamon being slow to make a switch or to use the bench.